Box 9
Contains 250 Results:
Item 56: Volkstracht von Schonach [folk costume of Schonach]
Color image showing woman in German folk costume at flax spinning wheel. Verlag von G. Robcke photogr. Kunstanstalt, Freiburg i/B. [no later than 1904] 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 57: Martha Washington's Spinning Room, Mt. Vernon [Virginia]
Color image of the spinning room, showing several spinning wheels and a loom in a room with a fireplace on the right-hand side. Printed on back of card: "The Spinning Room, Mount Vernon, Va., contains a valuable and interesting collection of spinning wheels and other paraphernalia of the industrious housewife of Martha Washington's day." ca. 1907-1915. 14 x 9 cm. See Item 3, in this folder, for the identical image but a different publisher.
Format: Postcard.
Item 58: Woman at flax spinning wheel
Color image of a painting by Paula Hornsteiner features a woman seated at a flax spinning wheel. Around her waist is a chain belt from which hangs an ornate purse. Printed on reverse: "Tiroler Trachten : Ult Innebrud [Tyrolean costumes: ult Innsbruch.] Jon F. Amonn, Bolzano, Bozen. ca. 1905-1919. 9 x 14.25 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 59: Ye Olden Time
Black and white image of an elderly woman seated at a flax spinning wheel, combing and spinning flax. "Ye Olden Time" may be a reference to the Colonial Revival period, which began after the centennial in 1876. Young Idea Series sold by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. Stamped on reverse: "A. Hockford, Dealer in Books, Stationery, Picture Frames, etc. 465 State St., Schenectady, N.Y. ca. 1880s. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Item 60: Spinnstube in Schessel [Spinning room in Schessel]
Black-and-white image of a group of women and men with spinning wheels. A row of women are seated at the spinning wheels, with a row of men standing behind them. They appear to be posing for the photograph in front of a brick factory building. Schessel is located in Lower Saxony, Germany. D. Finkler, Schessel [publisher or printer]. ca. 1910-1920. 13.75 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 61: Fireplace in Howland House, Plymouth, Mass.
Sepia-tone image shows a woman in Colonial dress posed at spinning wheel in front of a fireplace. A cooking pot hangs inside the fireplace and others are in view at the hearth. A ladderback chair with cane seat and a braided rug can also be seen. Artvue Post Card Co., New York, N.Y. [No earlier than 1936] 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 62: Woman in period dress at a great wheel
Black and white image of a woman working at a spinning wheel (great wheel) in front of a stone fireplace. The interior of the room is constructed of whitewashed stone with wooden support beams. [Published by] Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax [Yorkshire, England]. Formerly a private residence, Bankfield was sold in 1887 and was transformed into a museum. ca. 1930-1960. 8.75 x 14 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 63: Living Room, Fairbanks House, Built 1636, Dedham, Mass.
Black-and-white image shows living room with fireplace. A small spinning wheel, a great wheel, and a rocking chair are situated in front of the fireplace. The walls are wainscoted with wallpaper at the top half. Candles, pewter pieces, and other items adorn the mantel above the fireplace. Printed for the Fairbanks Family in America, Inc. ca. 1930s. 14 x 9 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 64: Spinning Room, Pequot House, Salem, Mass.
Black and white image shows a great wheel, anoother smaller spinning wheel, and several winders. The room is wood-paneled with a beamed ceiling and wide planked floor. ca. 1930-1939. 13.75 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Item 65: A Bed Room, Pequot House, Salem, Mass.
Black and white image of a bedroom with fireplace and furnished with a double bed, child's trundle bed, and bureau. A spinning wheel and ladder-back chair are by the fireplace. ca. 1930-1939. 13.75 x 8.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.